Simplified electrophoretic assay for human salivary α-amylase inhibitor detection in cereal seed flours

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 4334-4339

  Fontanini, Debora ^a   Capocchi, Antonella ^a   Saviozzi, Franco ^a   Galleschi, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amylase inhibitor; In gel assay; Non denaturing 2 DE; Starch PAGE

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; FLOUR; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SALIVA; WHEAT;

ALPHA-AMYLASE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLOUR; HUMANS; SALIVA; SEEDS; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34250689600     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf070122b     Document Type: Article

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